Athens: Private Sightseeing Tour with Visit to Cape Sounio

Athens: Private Sightseeing Tour with Visit to Cape Sounio

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Visit the most important sites in Athens, including the Temple of Zeus and Panathinaiko Stadium, and finish the day by watching the breathtaking sunset at Cape Sounio.

Highlights

Visit Acropolis which has been a symbol of artistic and architectural excellence
Admire the ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea.
Enjoy a stroll through the traditional area of Plaka
Get memorable photos form picturesque Athenian Riviera

Description

Panoramic city tour Athens: You will visit Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games of modern times took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceeding our wonderful panramic city tour, we will visit Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus. You will then admire the Athens Trilogy which includes the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library. Continue passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arc, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, Schliemann’s House (Numismatic Museum), Catholic Cathedral, Old Parliament, Constitution Square ,Russian Orthodox Church, Acropolis: Finally, our driver drops you of at Acropolis, built during the Golden Age of Pericles to admire the Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike, Parthenon, Erechtheion with its Porch of Maidens). Cape Sounio: Then, we will follow the Mediterranean coastline known as 'Athenian Riviera' with short stop for panoramic photos, we will reach at the second most popular site of the Greek capital 'Cape Sounio' (especially during the afternoon hours when you can take the chance of the breathtaking sunset over the Aegean Sea!) and Temple of God Poseidon! Sounio is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea.